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There is a video going around of the shooting, taken by the two shooters. I will describe what is noticeable in the videos. Do not read this thread if you are not compatible with descriptions of gore or violence.
The two shooters livestreamed the attack on Discord. A viewer recorded it from another device, then started another livestream, also on Discord, and the person viewing that second stream screen recorded the second livestream. I will not be posting the video out of respect for the
deceased but it can be found with some searching. It is 10 min 24 sec long and has no audio. There are skips in the original video so the final clip can't be used consistently to determine what happened exactly.
The gunmen start by driving into the Mosque's main parking lot in
The gunmen start by driving into the Mosque's main parking lot in
“The night of January 20, 2010… James Bopp Jr. went to bed… having no particular reason to believe the next morning would be different.” Three men slept. None knew the country was about to wake up with no upper limit on corporate political spending.
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“The architects know. The country finds out on Thursday morning.” Citizens United wasn’t a thunderclap. It was the last rung of a ladder built over thirteen years.
Bopp didn’t win his way to the Supreme Court — “he lost his way there.” Each defeat sharpened the next argument. Each “small carve‑out” was another rung.
1/7 The issue in Jewish divorce isn’t just about one bad court order. It’s a deeper, systemic pattern. While NY civil law lets judges address barriers to remarriage, tribunals like the Beth Din of America (BDA) are supposed to remain separate, neutral religious forums.
2/7 The core problem? A potential major conflict of interest. The BDA cannot act as a neutral forum if it is true that it actively cooperates with civil litigation to pressure one side, then pivots to present itself as the independent religious authority in that same dispute.
3/7 If this is true, the process breaks down at 3 levels. Here are the first two:
1. Civil courts use state power to push citizens toward a specific religious tribunal (Constitutional issues)
2. BDA loses neutrality by tying itself to the litigation via lawyers/advocates.
1. Civil courts use state power to push citizens toward a specific religious tribunal (Constitutional issues)
2. BDA loses neutrality by tying itself to the litigation via lawyers/advocates.
Most people think a "100% cotton" t-shirt is safe. It’s not.
In fact, conventional t-shirts are often a delivery mechanism for industrial toxins to your largest organ.
Here is how we threw out the industry playbook to engineer the healthiest, most perfect t-shirt on earth. 🧵👇
In fact, conventional t-shirts are often a delivery mechanism for industrial toxins to your largest organ.
Here is how we threw out the industry playbook to engineer the healthiest, most perfect t-shirt on earth. 🧵👇
The Danger of "Basic" Cotton:
To mass-produce cheap shirts, fashion relies on harsh chemicals.
Conventional t-shirts are treated with:
• Formaldehyde (for wrinkle-resistance)
• Heavy metals like lead & cadmium (in dyes)
• Chlorinated phenols (preservatives for shipping)
To mass-produce cheap shirts, fashion relies on harsh chemicals.
Conventional t-shirts are treated with:
• Formaldehyde (for wrinkle-resistance)
• Heavy metals like lead & cadmium (in dyes)
• Chlorinated phenols (preservatives for shipping)
The Solution: The EDN Standard.
We started by sourcing a rare long-staple Indian cotton. The inherent strength of these fibers give our thin fabric a luxurious softness and extreme durability completely naturally—zero chemical coatings or synthetic blends required.
We started by sourcing a rare long-staple Indian cotton. The inherent strength of these fibers give our thin fabric a luxurious softness and extreme durability completely naturally—zero chemical coatings or synthetic blends required.
Athene is functionally insolvent.
$442B in assets. $3.2B "excess equity capital."
That's their own number. From athene dot com/about. As of 12/31/2025.
That's a 0.72% buffer on a portfolio half-marked by Apollo itself.
Here's the math. 🧵 $APO
$442B in assets. $3.2B "excess equity capital."
That's their own number. From athene dot com/about. As of 12/31/2025.
That's a 0.72% buffer on a portfolio half-marked by Apollo itself.
Here's the math. 🧵 $APO
Straight from (12/31/25):
• Total GAAP assets: $442.2B
• Total liabilities: $406.6B
• Net invested assets: $292.4B
• Spread-related earnings: $3.4B
• Excess equity capital: $3.2B
The "fortress balance sheet" Apollo brags about is a 72-basis-point buffer.athene.com/about
• Total GAAP assets: $442.2B
• Total liabilities: $406.6B
• Net invested assets: $292.4B
• Spread-related earnings: $3.4B
• Excess equity capital: $3.2B
The "fortress balance sheet" Apollo brags about is a 72-basis-point buffer.athene.com/about
Open AAIA's Q4 2025 Annual Statement, Note 20.C, page 70:
• Bonds: BACV $158.85B vs fair value $156.06B = −$2.79B
• Mortgages: −$534M
$3.33 BILLION of unrealized loss they already admit to.
Against $4.12B statutory capital.
81% of capital, gone on paper. Their math.
• Bonds: BACV $158.85B vs fair value $156.06B = −$2.79B
• Mortgages: −$534M
$3.33 BILLION of unrealized loss they already admit to.
Against $4.12B statutory capital.
81% of capital, gone on paper. Their math.
Rachman, FT: "The current wars in Ukraine and Iran underline how foolish it is to assume that a military superpower will always win a war against a smaller country."
China's assumption that Taiwan would be helpless without American support is a dangerous mistake.
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China's assumption that Taiwan would be helpless without American support is a dangerous mistake.
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Ukraine has no navy — yet forced the Russian navy out of the Black Sea. Iran's navy was reportedly destroyed — yet Tehran keeps the Strait of Hormuz effectively closed with drones, missiles and speedboats.
Naval superpowers are increasingly vulnerable to cheap weapons.
2/
Naval superpowers are increasingly vulnerable to cheap weapons.
2/
Taiwan's strengths: a top-20 global economy, 90%+ of the world's most advanced semiconductors, its own anti-ship missiles and drones, and the natural protection of being an island.
China would need one of the most ambitious seaborne invasions in history.
3/
China would need one of the most ambitious seaborne invasions in history.
3/
I want you, from this day until the Day of Arafah, to never stop making du’a:
• O Allah, turn away from me every arrogant and wicked person
• O Allah, suffice me with what You have provided and spare me from needing others
• O Allah, grant us goodness in this world and goodness in the Hereafter
• O Allah, suffice me with what You have provided and spare me from needing others
• O Allah, grant us goodness in this world and goodness in the Hereafter
• O Allah, make me love obedience and keep me away from disobedience
• O Allah, awaken me at the time most
beloved to You
• O Allah, grant me a share of every good You have given to Your righteous servants
• O Allah, decree goodness for me and fill my life with blessings, happiness, and peace of mind
• O Allah, reform me as You reformed the righteous before me
• O Allah, awaken me at the time most
beloved to You
• O Allah, grant me a share of every good You have given to Your righteous servants
• O Allah, decree goodness for me and fill my life with blessings, happiness, and peace of mind
• O Allah, reform me as You reformed the righteous before me
As I sat in a board meeting all morning, I thought to myself, "What exactly would need to happen for $ASTS to go to $900 BY NEXT YEAR." After all, while I love the community, I'm here to generate returns for my family. Here is the answer when pushing the most expensive AI models to think through that question...
Markets routinely look through 24–36 months once execution risk collapses — Tesla in late 2020, Nvidia mid‑2023, Palantir in late 2024 — and in each case the multiple on the visible year went silly because the market had stopped pricing the visible year.
The market doesn't apply premium multiples to forward-1 numbers when something feels inevitable. It applies normal-to-rich multiples to forward-2 or forward-3 numbers. The question becomes: what set of 2029/2030 numbers, valued at defensible multiples, gets you to $350bn ($900 per share)?
15. The Story of Prophet Muhammad (S)
A Quatrain Poem🧵in 10 parts
A Quatrain Poem🧵in 10 parts
Prophet Muhammad (S) was born in Makkah, from Ishmael’s Arab Clan,
orphaned at 8; his Uncle Abu Talib raised him till he was a man.
He grew up as a shepherd & became an honest trader selling far & wide,
rich Khadija asked him to marry her, as he was decent and never lied.
🧵1/10
orphaned at 8; his Uncle Abu Talib raised him till he was a man.
He grew up as a shepherd & became an honest trader selling far & wide,
rich Khadija asked him to marry her, as he was decent and never lied.
🧵1/10
Even before Prophethood, he was called “The Trusted” (Al-Ameen),
pagans took his advice, and knew his character was upright & clean.
Pagans at Makkah cared for pilgrims, but bowed to Shirk at heart,
the Kabah housed hundreds of idols, like statues of Manaat, Uzza & Laat.
🧵2/10
pagans took his advice, and knew his character was upright & clean.
Pagans at Makkah cared for pilgrims, but bowed to Shirk at heart,
the Kabah housed hundreds of idols, like statues of Manaat, Uzza & Laat.
🧵2/10
How your parents talked about other people shapes the way you think other are talking about you.
1. You weren't born with a voice in your head. There was a time when it was just quiet in there.
1. You weren't born with a voice in your head. There was a time when it was just quiet in there.
2. Most of what runs through your head every day isn't actually your own.
It's a playback of the people who raised you.
It's a playback of the people who raised you.
3. When you really pay attention, you will begin to realize:
You're not the voice in your head. You're the one listening.
You're not the voice in your head. You're the one listening.
#SmokeFleet Thread
We’ve been #Trending for 12 straight days. The algorithm tried to give us a speed bump… So!!!! we turned it into a victory lap. 🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁
Welcome to The 12 Days of #SmokeFleet
🏎💥💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨
🧵 (1/7)
We’ve been #Trending for 12 straight days. The algorithm tried to give us a speed bump… So!!!! we turned it into a victory lap. 🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁
Welcome to The 12 Days of #SmokeFleet
🏎💥💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨💨
🧵 (1/7)
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On the Twelfth day of #Trending #SmokeFleet gave to us
#LiamsAngels Knocking out Nazi's🎶
On the Twelfth day of #Trending #SmokeFleet gave to us
#LiamsAngels Knocking out Nazi's🎶
🧵(3/7)
ELEVEN Memes-A-Cookin🍳🍳🍳🎶
TEN Blue Checks Crying 😢 🎶
NINE Facts a Droppin 🎶
EIGHT Spoon inches for Gunther Eaglesimp🎶
ELEVEN Memes-A-Cookin🍳🍳🍳🎶
TEN Blue Checks Crying 😢 🎶
NINE Facts a Droppin 🎶
EIGHT Spoon inches for Gunther Eaglesimp🎶
14. The Story of Prophet Jesus or Eesah (A)
A Quatrain Poem🧵in 10 parts
A Quatrain Poem🧵in 10 parts
Allah created Adam parent-less, and Jesus from just his mother,
from Mary (Maryam, Imran’s daughter) a perfect woman like no other.
Mary’s mother had vowed to send her to Jerusalem’s Holy place,
when Amram (Imran) died, Zechariah won a lot to raise her by Allah’s Grace.
🧵1/10
from Mary (Maryam, Imran’s daughter) a perfect woman like no other.
Mary’s mother had vowed to send her to Jerusalem’s Holy place,
when Amram (Imran) died, Zechariah won a lot to raise her by Allah’s Grace.
🧵1/10
Zechariah was Mary’s relative, and taught her for pious reasons,
in her own Prayer room, Allah used to send her fruits out of season.
Mary was frightened by Angel Gabriel who gave her news of a son,
she said no man had touched her, but with Allah’s Word it was done.
🧵2/10
in her own Prayer room, Allah used to send her fruits out of season.
Mary was frightened by Angel Gabriel who gave her news of a son,
she said no man had touched her, but with Allah’s Word it was done.
🧵2/10
